Brushed by Color

From dust comes man and to dust man shall return. This Biblical quote shows that man is essentially meaningless; man has a short life due to his own decay. It is impossible to think that dust is magnificent. (Impossibility)

Man can rule earth when alive, but man will ultimately fall into sin. The skin of man will rot and become microscopic, useless, and bothersome dust. When dust is seen in light, it dances in the wind. Dust rises up into the sky where it is closer to the light. Dust forms magnificent clouds in the air to unite with the sun to design divine sunrises and sunsets, which is a more beautiful of a connection than any on earth. (Resolution of Impossibility)

This paradox is not only a literal paradox, but also a metaphorical paradox to the relationship between man and God. Dust, or humanity, is frail and that allows the dust to be pushed around and lifted up by the wind. Ultimately, when the sin of man is illuminated in the light of God, it shows a frailty amidst immense splendor. Man is lifted away from the egotistic earth, so the more isolated and beautiful that contrast is. Feeble clouds of mortality that are loved by the light of God produce a magnificent phenomenon. (Meaning)